The Golden Globes are fast approaching, and Nikki Glaser is struggling to find a Julia Roberts joke. “She’s been the toughest nut to crack,” Glaser, who’s hosting Sunday’s Globes, said Tuesday with a determined laugh. “But I’m going to crack it.”
f the American Film Institute Awards stands for anything, it’s that everyone in the room — from Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Coogler to Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande — leaves feeling like a winner.
Upcoming concerts include Bill Murray and his Blood Brothers at Thalia Hall, Mavis Staples at the Chicago Theatre, Alyssa Allgood’s “Leap” Album Release at Evanston’s Space and more.
If you’re practicing Dry January, or just want to cut back back on alcohol while still enjoying a complex crafted drink, many suburban restaurants are putting a bigger emphasis on their nonalcoholic offerings.
Make plans to take advantage of free days at Shedd Aquarium, plus Erica Rhodes’ stand-up comedy at Zanies in Rosemont, the Women’s Jazz Festival at Hey Nonny, the Chicago RV Show in Schaumburg, ice skating and Cocoa Cabanas at Cantigny in Wheaton and more.
“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” and “Marty Supreme” scored another pivotal nomination from the Producers Guild. The Producers Guild of America on Friday named 10 nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award, their top prize and a reliable Oscar best picture bellwether.
The best parts of the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies aren’t the big heists. They’re when the motley crew is being put together. And that’s perhaps the best bit in “The Choral,” if you substitute George Clooney with Ralph Fiennes and Las Vegas with northern England. And the ultimate goal is music, instead of oodles of cash.